While I generally agree that starting a business is the best way to reliably create/increase wealth, I still think bitcoin, while quite volatile and ultimately binary, is one of the most asymmetric investment opportunities we're likely to see in our lifetime. This lays out the bull case decently:
http://honestnode.com/bitcoin-fair-value-a-first-assessment/ .
I'll agree that it's a volatile investment opportunity

What makes people so certain that Bitcoin will remain the champion with so many cryptocurrency sharks circling?